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A DC9-40 on engine start. The crew failed to turn on the right engine ignition system and subsequent start with ignition on resulted in a tailpipe fire.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 423311 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199812 |
| Day | Sat |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : dtw |
| State Reference | MI |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | DC-9 40 |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | other pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : flight engineer |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 195 flight time total : 13345 flight time type : 10845 |
| ASRS Report | 423311 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 7500 flight time type : 700 |
| ASRS Report | 423480 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far |
| Independent Detector | other other : unspecified |
| Resolutory Action | other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
During pushback and engine start, I attempted to start the right engine, but had overlooked to turn the ignition on. Since the engine did not completely spool up I mistakenly thought I had a hung start and asked the first officer to read the procedure. Then I suddenly realized the ignition was not on and I had overlooked to call for the before start check. As soon as I turned on the ignition the tug driver called smoke in the right engine. I aborted the start. Next the tug driver called fire in the right engine (although we had no indication in the cockpit). The first officer called ground control to call the fire trucks. I pulled the engine fire handle and fired both bottles. I advised the lead flight attendant to check for flames (I was preparing for an evacuate/evacuation). She indicated only smoke. The fire trucks extinguished the fire. I advised the company and the passenger. We were towed back to the gate.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A DC9-40 ON ENG START. THE CREW FAILED TO TURN ON THE R ENG IGNITION SYS AND SUBSEQUENT START WITH IGNITION ON RESULTED IN A TAILPIPE FIRE.
Narrative: DURING PUSHBACK AND ENG START, I ATTEMPTED TO START THE R ENG, BUT HAD OVERLOOKED TO TURN THE IGNITION ON. SINCE THE ENG DID NOT COMPLETELY SPOOL UP I MISTAKENLY THOUGHT I HAD A HUNG START AND ASKED THE FO TO READ THE PROC. THEN I SUDDENLY REALIZED THE IGNITION WAS NOT ON AND I HAD OVERLOOKED TO CALL FOR THE BEFORE START CHK. AS SOON AS I TURNED ON THE IGNITION THE TUG DRIVER CALLED SMOKE IN THE R ENG. I ABORTED THE START. NEXT THE TUG DRIVER CALLED FIRE IN THE R ENG (ALTHOUGH WE HAD NO INDICATION IN THE COCKPIT). THE FO CALLED GND CTL TO CALL THE FIRE TRUCKS. I PULLED THE ENG FIRE HANDLE AND FIRED BOTH BOTTLES. I ADVISED THE LEAD FLT ATTENDANT TO CHK FOR FLAMES (I WAS PREPARING FOR AN EVAC). SHE INDICATED ONLY SMOKE. THE FIRE TRUCKS EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. I ADVISED THE COMPANY AND THE PAX. WE WERE TOWED BACK TO THE GATE.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.